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detained the mail frackets beyond the appointed day of departure, This Ladship

descres

me to call

attention

to the

statement contained in the letter ofthe

Postmaster General of Hangkong dated the

10th

with

kely, to the effect that the departure of the "Emen" had been postponed watt the concurrence of the Governor.

Lord Stanley of Alderley begs that

the Duke of Newcastte will have the getences to inform the Iwered of Hang King

that

any delay in the sailing of the mail

packets on the proper day is highly objectionable and calculated to

give rise to serious public inconvenience, but that when,

for en geat reasas, This Excellency may consider

it

Recessary

Should

give

to detain the packet, he

a positive order to that

effect to the haval agent in charge of mails, whose duty it is not to live the

packet to be detained except under hech

written order.

I am,

Tis,

Your most obedient Servant. _

to senous fur

cacemeine,

16.g.hfthr

7 Fl gly

effect